ALL ABOUT THE GIANT AND INDIA GIANT SNAKEHEAD

[channarox]

its gonna grow out the 55 g in no time.
when an inch or so,they grow about 2-2.5 inches a mth till they hit 4 inches.
then growth is about 1.5 inches amth until 18 inches.
then slows to 0.5 to 1 inch per mth.
they get to 3 feet plus btw.

 

[snakehead13]

wooooooooow !!this I have this Monster in my house and i didn't know it was this aggressive...i wonder why it dosn't tear the gold fish i give to it

 

[mike II]

Hello all,

thank you for all the pretty pictures about your Ch. micropeltes and the tanks.
I do not like this fish at the fishing hook, it`s not my hobby.
The race on land with Channa is also something which I do not like.

Some years ago I have had 2 Channa micropeltes in a tank with 1000 litre and 2.6 Metres long. They do well together and when they grow up to 50cm I give them to a aquarian enthusiast, who love them and give a bigger tank to the 2 impresive giants.
Some month later one of them sping through the glas on the top of the aquarium and died. So we can learn, do not put any glas on the top of the tank, take plastic, and only take heavy things.

greetings from
Michael

 

[channa-pl]

good advice mike
I think in future i change my glass to plestic-glass or CRISS-CROSS-i don't know how to say

 

[kok]

can i keep a giant snakehead in a 6x2.5x2.5 ft tank all by itself ? Will it break the tank glass? 12mm .

 

[channarox]

no...
they get to 3 feet...

 

[khorxianjin]

pic3) Caught the whooper on catfish in tasik kenyir.fight wasnt that strong tho

 

[Jakdarippa]

Interesting thread...Now back to the basics, I've noticed the issue of sexing came up before things went off topic. Someone mentioned that females have bigger bellies, another person said they exhibit white marking on the top. I would be interested to find out more on this ..

also there were pics posted of SH with Gator Gars.. i keep mine alone for the time being and had to mix and match my three tanks to find a workable combination. I now have 1 giant snake head all on its own which im planning to throw in my biggest tank (240 cm long by 80 cm wide) with 3 alli gars and a once badass flowerhorn (who is timid with the gars)...would this work once the SH grows to a suitable size? my third tank houses a giant gourmy and 2 cray fish.. (pics attached) any suggestions? advice?

PS. I promise to take better pics soon.

 

[channarox]

Interesting thread...Now back to the basics, I've noticed the issue of sexing came up before things went off topic. Someone mentioned that females have bigger bellies, another person said they exhibit white marking on the top. I would be interested to find out more on this ..

also there were pics posted of SH with Gator Gars.. i keep mine alone for the time being and had to mix and match my three tanks to find a workable combination. I now have 1 giant snake head all on its own which im planning to throw in my biggest tank (240 cm long by 80 cm wide) with 3 alli gars and a once badass flowerhorn (who is timid with the gars)...would this work once the SH grows to a suitable size? my third tank houses a giant gourmy and 2 cray fish.. (pics attached) any suggestions? advice?

PS. I promise to take better pics soon.

probably.
since its only one SH he wont do much harm.
but i;d worry about the gators picking on the new guy.

 

[holms]

awesome thread !

Giant Snakeheads are my favorite fish ever ,
simply love it for their ferocity and beauty ..

no other Species of Channa comes close to them imo .

had previously kept them before , fabulous monsters .
im getting another beauty soon enough ,
currently only keeping the Cobra Snakeheads .

glad to see so many fans of the Giant Toman here !